Method of indicating a paper insertion direction and a printer driver using the same

A printer driver comprising:

• a first means for displaying a paper cassette when a user tries to insert a paper on which other contents are previously printed into the paper cassette to print predetermined contents;
• a second means for displaying an expected print result indicating whether a to-be-printed side is the same as a preprinted side of the paper and whether the to-be-printed side has the same up/down direction as the preprinted side;
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• a third means for displaying images that distinguish between front and rear sides of the paper and between up and down directions with respect to the preprinted side based on the expected print result.

A method of indicating a preprinted paper insertion direction and alarming improper insertion when inserting a preprinted paper into a printer, the method comprising:

• displaying the preprinted paper insertion direction into a paper cassette on a display unit in the printer;
• determining whether the preprinted paper is properly inserted into the paper cassette;
• and
• outputting an alarm message if the preprinted paper is not properly inserted into the paper cassette.

A method of indicating a paper insertion direction into a paper cassette to print predetermined contents on paper having a preprinted side and a non-printed side, the method comprising:

• determining if the paper cassette is open;
• if the paper cassette is open, displaying a paper insertion direction;
• and
• if the paper cassette is not open, determining whether the paper is properly inserted in the paper cassette, and if the paper is not properly inserted in the paper cassette, outputting an alarm message.

A method of indicating a paper insertion direction to print predetermined contents on print medium having a preprinted side and a non-printed side, the method comprising:

• displaying an orientation of the preprinted side of the print medium;
• displaying an orientation of an expected print result based on whether the predetermined contents are to be printed on the same side as the preprinted side of the paper;
• and
• displaying a paper insertion direction based on the orientation of the preprinted side of the print medium and the orientation of the expected print result.

A printer driver, comprising:

• a first display unit to displaying a paper cassette when a user tries to insert a paper on which other contents are previously printed into the paper cassette to print predetermined contents;
• a second display unit to display an expected print result indicating whether a to-be-printed side is the same as a preprinted side of the paper and whether the to-be-printed side has the same up/down direction as the preprinted side;
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• a third display unit to display images that distinguish between front and rear sides of the paper and between up and down directions with respect to the preprinted side based on the expected print result.